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fromGothamist
1 day ago
New York City

Timber! Snowstorm knocked down dozens of trees across NYC.

A major blizzard toppled 47 trees across New York City, including a decades-old honeylocust in Crown Heights, prompting 1,800 citizen reports and raising concerns about tree maintenance and inspection needs.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
US news

Ice may be more hazardous than snow this weekend. What to expect and how to prepare.

A winter storm will bring freezing rain, sleet, snow, and extreme cold to over 200 million people, risking power outages, tree damage and dangerous travel.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

What the Ice Storm Did to Mississippi

On the Saturday night that the storm hit Mississippi, we had dripped our faucets for the temperature drop and stockpiled flashlights, groceries, extra blankets. By 11:30 p.m., my husband was pulling on his rain boots and heading outside to tarp our heating unit: "A branch has already fallen onto a power line in our backyard," he told me. Three hours later, I was shaken awake. "Mom, I think a tree just fell on our house," my 13-year-old son said.
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Second night of wind, rain knocks down trees, power lines and closes North Bay roads

"It literally felt like a bomb went off," he said.
Environment
California
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
2 months ago

Child injured after tree crashes onto North Bay home

A fallen tree during a fierce windstorm severely damaged two Guerneville homes, destroyed three vehicles, downed power lines, and hospitalized a 3-year-old with minor injuries.
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